SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA CEREBRAL PALSY
Quadriplegia is a classification of severe cerebral palsy where the disability affects all four limbs and is sometimes referred to as double hemiplegia. It is not uncommon for there to be serious and extensive disability also involving the trunk and neck muscles often with a minimum requirement for a motorised wheelchair to facilitate any independent movement. Many children with this disability cannot function normally in almost any respect and require constant care and attention.
Most victims suffer from spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy which is characterised by uncontrolled movement and poor muscle tone caused as a result of injury to the part of the brain responsible for movement control and coordination. As a result, the child often exhibits symptoms that include jerky movements, twitching and difficulties in walking, sitting and speaking.
This condition is categorised into spastic, ataxic, athetoid and mixed cerebral palsy with further classified into monoplegia, diplegia, triplegia, hemiplegia and quadriplegia which is based on the number of affected limbs.